Over 300,000 public sector workers strike across Republic of Ireland
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More than 300,000 nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants mounted a 24-hour strike across the Republic of Ireland in a pay dispute with the government, closing schools and cancelling thousands of hospital appointments, with another strike planned for 21 October. SIPTU official Brendan O'Brien said the government's failure to establish a basis for formal talks left members no alternative; minister for expenditure Jack Chambers called the action "deeply disappointing". The walkout follows work-to-rule measures by over 100,000 workers since late September, backed by almost 97% of Fórsa members in a ballot.
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